Sperm Donation
What is Sperm Donation?
Causes of male infertility occur proportionally in 50% of infertility. It is the process of establishing a pregnancy with a sperm donation from the Sperm Bank in cases where the man cannot achieve pregnancy with his own sperm.
However, for expectant mothers who want to be single mothers without the need for a partner, sperm donation is emerging as a more preferred method every day.
Who is suitable for Sperm Donation?
- Azoospermia (absence of sperm) – failure to obtain sperm after micTESE or TESE procedures
- Poor results in IVF treatment due to sperm quality
- Carrier of a genetic disease that cannot be studied in embryos
- The man has a viral disease that cannot be cleared from semen
- Detection of severe chromosomal abnormality in sperm
- The man is Rh+ and therefore isoimmunization has been detected in the woman’s previous pregnancy
- Women wanting to be a single mother
- Medical problems such as varicocele, obstructive azoospermia, and non-obstructive azoospermia.
- Problems with ejaculation, such as reverse ejaculation, infection, or an antibiotic reaction that causes the antibiotic to attack your sperm.
- Tumors and other medical problems related to physical condition, including physical damage and undescended testicles.
- Hormonal problems or chromosomal defects.
- Problems such as tubular defects that limit the ability to safely convert sperma
Sperm Donation Stages
- Pairing
- Determining sperm donor criteria
- Oocyte collection OPU
- Fertilization
- Transfer
Who can be a sperm donor?
It is determined according to the standards set by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health of the country where the IVF Center is located. After the screening process, which has undergone extensive tests such as age, height, weight, Psychological tests, Chromosome Analysis, Thalassemia test, and infectious diseases tests, and supported by other tests required for international standards, Sperm Count and quality are selected from healthy people who meet the desired criteria.
Donors are between the ages of 20-30, paying attention to be as young as possible, with the principle of Anonymous Donor and Anonymous Mother-to-be, where the identity information of the Donor and Mother-to-be is kept confidential, personal information is kept safe, and the donor candidate is determined by the American and European ASRM and ESHRE authorized bodies on reproductive health, respectively. Only those who can meet the necessary conditions after the necessary tests for all kinds of physical, mental, and health screening can be donors. After the sperm obtained from the donors who successfully pass these stages and the eggs taken from the mother-to-be are fertilized and turned into embryos, they are transferred to the mother-to-be.
Sperm with appropriate features are provided in cooperation with the world’s leading Sperm Banks.
How to identify a sperm donor?
After the necessary tests of the donor candidate are carried out, matching with the appropriate donor is ensured in line with the blood group, ethnic origin (Milliyet), Height, Hair color, Eye color, Skin color, and additional features requested by the expectant mother. Here, physical, cultural, educational, etc. features can be added, which may be possible in line with the request of the expectant mother.
Sperm donation success rates
Sperm donation promises very high success rates when compared to classical IVF treatment. However, the age of the expectant mother has great importance in the treatment of sperm donation. While this rate is around 60% for expectant mothers between the ages of 20 and 30, it is necessary to know that it is 20% for those aged 40 and above. Due to the opportunities it offers, more and more couples and expectant mothers prefer sperm donation treatment to have children safely. As the AKY HEALTH family, we will always be with you on this journey.
These transactions are not carried out in Turkey due to legal procedures. For these treatment options, services are provided in centers outside of Turkey.
As AKY HEALTH family, we are happy to be with you in choosing the best IVF center and doctor for you.
